Description: The Little People Circus Train set has survived many years of change, from the original Little People (#991), through the Chunky Little People line (#2373), and even to the current Little People line (#72373), but the Little People Big Top Train set is a step above them all. Each car has a special circus activity that is sure to delight children. The train engine boiler tuns into a daredevil cannon, the car behind the engine flips out to a tramopline and has a spinning center ring that plays circus music, the caboose has an attached highwire ladder with a swinging trapeze on the end. The fun doesn't stop with the train itself, this set also comes with lots of delightful accessories, such as a unicycle, balancing beam, and Little People circus characters. Requires 3 AA-size batteries (not included). Designed for children ages 1-1/2 years and older.

Sometime during it's production, some of the circus props were omitted and the "reduced" set was sold in a display box with transparent front/top "window".

• 2-Piece Train:
  • FPT13838 - Train Engine - Train engine and 2nd car are attached. It has an orange base and rolls on 8 blue wheels. The engine has a 1-seat cab, a red boiler with blue around the smoke stack rim that folds dowm to make a daredevil cannon. When child pushes a button in the smokestack, the cannon will really send one of the Little People characters flying! The 2nd car has a red top that folds down to become a trampoline that really bounces. Beside the trampoline, the accessory center ring spins and plays circus music (LP figure fits on top of the center ring). As the music plays, an accessory U-shape with a blue unicycle on top sways back and forth. Bottom of train has a blue removable battery cover (held on via metal screw). Train requires 3 AA-size batteries.
    * FPT30686 - Blue rectangular battery cover with rectangular tag on one edge and round tab on opposite edge. Round peg has a metal screw in the center.
    
  • FPT13839 - Caboose - Red circus caboose with an orange base that rolls on 4 blue wheels. This caboose has a yellow and orange tent-like roof and a blue ladder on the roof that folds up and out. The ladder has a swinging trapeze on the end with a place to attach one of the accessory Little People figures.
• Circus props:
  • FPT13840 - Center Ring - Small round blue center ring
  • FPT13841 - Circus Ring - Blue hoop (ring) for animals to jump through. The hoop has stars embedded on the sides.
  • FPT13842 - Highwire Act - Green U-shape with a blue unicycle on top that attaches to the 2nd train car and sways from side to side.
  • FPT13843 - Balancing Beam - Yellow fold-out balancing beam (folds 4 times).
  • FPT13844 - Unicycle - Red unicycle (wheel does not spin).
• Little People figures:
  • FPT4732 - Eddie the Ringmaster - Wears a blue tuxedo jacket over a red shirt with an orange bow tie. He has a green frog in his pocket and a silver whistle in his hand. Wears a blue tophat, white gloves, black pants, and black shoes.
  • FPT4632 - Circus Lion - Orange lion with a yellow mane propped up on his back legs. He wears a red and blue circus ornament on his forehead.
  • FPT4634 - Circus Monkey - Brown monkey with a tan face and tummy. He has pink inner ears and pink sections on the inside of his hands. He wears a green pilots cap with orange goggles and a purple tanktop with a yellow star on the chest.

Variations: Sometime during it's production, some of the circus props were omitted and the "reduced" set was sold in a display box with transparent front/top "window".

• 1st Edition - Enclosed Box:
  • FP72753BOX1999 - This set was sold in a large rectangular (fully enclosed) full-color box.
  • FP72753SET1999 - Complete set sold in original box. WFL: 07-AE-21-5-B.
• 2nd Edition:
  • FP72753BOX1999B - This set was sold in a rectangular display box with transparent plastic "window" on the front and top of box.
  • FP72753SET1999B - Complete set sold in original display box.
• Fisher-Price introduced 3 smaller circus-related sets in 1999, the #72758 Little People Big Top Circus Tent, #72768 Big Top Dancing Dog, and #72769 Big Top Balancing Bear.
• Also see 1992-1999's #72373 Little People Circus Train.